Winter Introduction to Open Water Swimming for 5 People
Kindly Donated by Jonty Warneken and Swimyourswim

Join Jonty, Vice President of the International Ice Swimming Association for a morning of open water winter and ice swimming at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre. Be prepared for some instruction followed by a load of cold and icy swimming fun! Guaranteed icy smiles and laughter! Hot drinks and cake post swim will be provided. If you would like to use an wetsuit, these can be provided but Jonty says nothing beats swimming in skins to achieve the ultimate ‘ice tan’!
Jonty is a trustee of YDRT and is a world renowned Para open water, endurance, channel and ice swimmer . Jonty has completed multiple endurance swims, including an English Channel Relay, solo swims of Lake Windermere, Lake Bala and numerous marathon distance swims in the UK, Europe and North America. He was part of “Team Bits Missing” the first disabled relay team to swim the North Channel and this September became the first Para swimmer to swim the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland solo. Jonty was the first disabled swimmer to swim the International Ice Swimming Association's “IISA" 'Ice Mile'. He is a Guinness World Record holder for Para distance Ice Swimming, and is a Vice President of IISA and global board member. He spent 5 years as Co Chair of the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame and has represented GB in two Ice Swimming World Championships in Russia and France. He organised and was a member of the first Para relay team to compete as “World Para” in the finals of the IISA World Championship country 4X250M relay and he referees and competes at most GB Ice Swimming championships. He is a qualified Open Water swimming coach and for open water safety. Prize to be taken on a Saturday morning – date by mutual agreement.